Comments on: Please turn on two-factor authenticationhttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/
Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:12:49 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Theohttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-101680
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 05:58:05 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-101680I am still surprised how many users are not using the 2 step verification, it is simple yet secure.
]]>By: Jason Hagberghttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-101339
Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:45:04 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-101339“Myth #1: But what if my cell phone doesn’t have SMS/signal, or I’m in a foreign country?
Reality: You can install a standalone app called Google Authenticator (it’s also available in the App Store), so your cell phone doesn’t need a signal.”

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. I aready tried before finding this because I am having the exact same foreign country problem. Guess what GA says when you launch it on your phone? please log in and continue on a computer. That is earthshatteringly unhelpful. That’s basically where i end up with every “help” article.

I have been at for two weeks, I have tried the whole answer a bunch of questions thing, whihc takes 3-5 days. but what you get is a form email saying some version of, this is obviously a robot responding to your help request, and “we” see you are having problems with two step verification. Try logging in an changing your settings.

Seriously?

I am done with Google other than Gmail and I am making sure none of my clients ever rely on Drive, Voice, etc very seriously.

Get. It. Together.

]]>By: Matthttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-93124
Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:55:52 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-93124I turned off Google two-step authentication yesterday — I want to use two-step authentication but Google needs to fix it so it works without my needing to reset everything all the time (daily or weekly)
]]>By: Firas Darwishhttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84069
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:03:59 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84069activated it since this post publishing date
and still exploring it’s features 🙂
]]>By: Naresh Bharathttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84037
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:48:11 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84037Sorry I am a bit late here.

Well Matt I too agree that 2 step verification is going to provide better security. But still I will not recommend anyone who is using Android to enable step verification. Here is the reason why?

Once you enable 2 step verification, your existing password for Google account will give Authentication error on Android mobile. So you recommended to use Application specific password. Do you know what will happen if anyone uses Application specific password?

If application specific password is enabled for Android mobile then user just have to enter the 16 character code only once. When Google generates Application specific password it says three things.
1) You don’t need to remember this code.
2) You have to use it only once.
Spaces does not make any difference.

Do you know what will happen to an Android mobile if someone forgets it security lock code or pattern? (Also assume that data transfer is disabled on that mobile and no wifi)

User have to login via Google account to unlock mobile. But if you try to enter your regular login passowrd it will reject it because Google account on your Android mobile only recognizes that application specific password. Do you still remember that application specific password?

Definitely No because Google already told you no need to remember it. But in this case without that code your mobile will just become useless. So the conclusion is all the three points will generating application specific password are wrong. The modified points here are
1) you have to remember that application specific code in future if need arises.
2) You may need to use it multiple times (if you forget password)
3) Spaces do matter. An extra space will lead to wrong authentication error.

So if you want to avoid all this scrap please don’t enable 2 step verification.

This is a severe bug in 2 step verification. Correct me if I am wrong. Waiting for your reply….

]]>By: gushttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84018
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:08:42 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84018[fake name…] I have employees/contractors (they do video post production for me.) who post for me on my Youtube [business] account. The YTube account was setup years ago, before logins were merged and two-factor was available. I can’t just “start” a new channel or eMail account. But I can’t use 2F either because others have to be able to post my content. So what’s a person to do?? Wait to be hacked?
]]>By: Portmanhttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84017
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:26:32 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84017After 2 weeks, I still can’t get Google Chrome Sync to work correctly. Because I like to sync passwords, Chrome automatically encrypts the data. However, it uses a different encryption password on each computer/iPad.

Every time I add a new Chrome Sync device, I have to delete all data from the server and all devices, regenerate a new application-specific password, and then re-apply to all devices (currently 8). Somebody on the Chrome team needs to try dogfooding this.

]]>By: Tinahttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84016
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:40:45 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84016I use the 2 step process and I have never received a soliciting phone call from Google, or a text, and as a Google webmaster tools/adwords user they already have my personal info anyways.
]]>By: Mallikhttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84015
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:18:24 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84015I am using 2 step verification for the last 2 months and I have amazing sort of experience with it. My gamil account is very important for me because I am using it for my adsense, blogger, analytics, facebook, freelancer accounts. I have seen a couple of attempts of login into my account from unauthorized places and this 2nd step verification stopped them to log into my account.
]]>By: Chetmemaydihttps://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/#comment-84014
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:02:37 +0000http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=5373#comment-84014Very true, very useful. But what I most notice here, is that even in Google produced videos, you’ll show an iPhone and not an Android Phone.
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